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ANALYZING DATA

Heating CurveGraphs
Phase Change Analysis
At a certain pressure, a substance may undergo phase changes as its temperature
changes. The diagram shows how a change in temperature affects the phase for rock
salt at a pressure of 1 atm as its thermal energy changes.

1. SEP Analyze Data Look at the diagram. At what temperature does rock salt (a)
melt, (b) vaporize, (c) freeze, and (d) condense?
It melts at 801 degrees Celsius, it vaporizes, (boils) at 1465 degrees Celsius, it
freezes at 801 degrees Celsius, and it condenses at 1465 degrees Celsius.

2. Infer What happens to the molecules in liquid rock salt as the temperature of the
rock salt decreases?

The molecules lose more and more energy, (heat).

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3. SEP Construct an Explanation Using the diagram, explain why there is a limit
to the temperature to which you can heat liquid salt. How is this shown on the
graph?

Because , at a certain heat at which liquid salt is heated to, it evaporates.

4. SEP Interpret Data Look at the diagram. Imagine the following scenario: A
factory where rock salt is kept in its liquid state loses power. The vat that contains
the liquid rock salt begins to cool. The factory manager measures the
temperature after 1 hour and again after 3 hours. Both readings show that the
temperature of the salt is 801°C. What would you expect to see in the vat after 2
hours? Explain why you would expect to see this. Hint: Why would the
temperature remain the same for 2 hours?

I would expect to see the same results, because the salt molecules have to lose a
lot of energy/heat before it's able to fully turn into a solid.

5. SEP Interpret Data At the salt factory described in Question 3, how could the
manager use only temperature readings to determine when the salt in the vat has
changed into one giant crystal?

The manager could look back at the trends that he saw when he was heating up the salt

6. Predict How would the data in the diagram change if the pressure was 3 atm
instead of 1 atm?

The melting point and boiling point would go down by a lot because we
learned that the higher the pressure, the lower the melting point.

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7. Compare How would the diagram change if the substance was water instead of
rock salt?
Since water is a liquid at room temp, the melting and boiling point would go down by a lot.

8. Research Adding salt to ice lowers its melting point, and adding salt to water
raises its boiling point. These effects can be useful for cooking vegetables,
treating icy roads, or making ice cream. Choose one scenario where salt is
added to water or ice. Research this process and explain how it occurs at a
molecular level.

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